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GOV. TAYLOR ON SCHOOLS.
what He says 10 Very Well, But
Will the Legislature Vote
the Tax?
10 Enc EdItorr of the Appeal |.

To the Editors Of the Appeal:
MEEPHIs, Tenn, January 1S.-What
Gov. Taylor says about Increasing pub
lie schools is all very nice, but how is
II to be done when the Site only lev
les ten cents on the hundred dollars
worth Of property for school purposes,
and many OF the counties refuse to
levy more than hat sunni
For instance, Fsyete, Hsrdeman
aud Madison levy only about ten
ceuts school tax on the hun
dred dollars worth of property.
A consequence, the pubic
schools In those counties run about
sixty days per sunum, and the amount
appropriated for e4Uh child If Echc'
lasiic ago is about $40 per annum..
Clearly that sum will not sui
Ace, and if it is not increased
then the tex should be total y sbol-
ished, and we Gao then maiu tain pIl-
vate schools OF our own selection.
The only remedy is ito increase the
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Trains BIockaded by Snow.

CHICAGO, January lS.-A special
from Wabash, Ind, says: The worst
storm of the reason prevailed yester-
day in this section Of the Sttts. The
snow driited badly all day, and last
night travel was practically suspended
on several railroads On the north end
Of the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michi-
gan railroad, immense drifts delayed
traias, and on the Chicago and Grand
Trunk two through passenger trains
and eighteen freight trains were stuck
fast between Valparaiso and Battle
Greek all night. On the Wabash line,
trains were kept moving with great
difficulty.
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syrup Of Figs

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup, Company, San Francisco,
Gal is natures own true laxative. IT
is the most easily taken and the most
pleasantly effective remedy known to
cleanse the system, when bilious or
costive; to dispel headaches, col DIS
and feveTs; 10 cure habi lull constl pa
ton, indigestion, etc. Fer fale in 30
cents and 81 bottles by ii. ]. Hester
and all leading druggists; Van Vlset
& Co., G. W. Jones d Co., w. N. Will
herson & Co., 8. Mf ns6eld & 90. have
been appointed wholesale agents at
Memphis.
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ANOTHER COLD WAVELET
SWEEPS DOWN UPON THE CITIES
OF THE NORTH
And West With a Stinging Fury
Thlrty.six Degrees Below
Zero In st, Paul.

ST PAIL, MINI, January 18.-The
me'cury this morning ranged in the
vicinity Of thirty degrees below zero.
The heavy snow storm OF Sunday and
the intensely cold weather since have
greatly impeded railroad travel, and
the bulletin board at the union depot
this morning shows that the through
trains on all the roads are from two TO
five hours late. On some OF the lines
travel has been suspended two days.
The Signal Service officer reports that
at 8 O'Clock this morning the mercury
touched the lowest point recorded this
withdrawing thiriysix degrees
below zero. At am. 1t was thirty
ma
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THE CRUEL EVICTIONS
OF IRISH TENANTS CONTINUED
by THE POLICE.
They Barn and Raze 20 tho GrOuHd
the Houses Of the Poor
, People. "a.

LONDON, Jenuary ia special cor
respondent OF Glenbeigh, Couh,y
Kerry, Ireland, who is inve5tgatipg
the evictions on the Winn estates, teIe.
graphs that 100 policemen and bsififf
Stated for Ooomashorn, a wild end
almost inaccessible glen, 10 eviot the
occupants Of nine inouseg, the only
dwellings in the neiQhborhood. The
peaeantry learned OF their approach
and removed the ususl means OF cross
ing the stream near the glen and
which was swollen by the recent
storms. This delay ed the evictors In
doing their work, as the police, rather
than wet their feet by fording the
stream, preferred TO make lobg de-
tour. Then the pesantry woman,
who rejoiced in the trouble they had
caused the police snd bailiffs, carried
the reporters and others who were
friendly to the tenants across the
stream on their backs. The police
with much difficulty, finally succeedeC
in climbing the glen. Then, witt
fixed bAyonets, they proceeded TO tn
houses, amid the eroans Of the people
and ordered them to be vacated. SIEVE
raj OF them have already been emptied
The work Of eviction Is procet ding
After the tenants leave the houses 81
leveled vita cIoWbns. The burnin
OF vacated dwellings has been sbRn
doned owing to the government press
ure on the landlords.
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ARrairht nenot Rurned.

CLEVELAND, O., January I8.-The
village of Trio, Crawford county, o.,
was badly damaged by fire early this
morning. The freight depot and ware
house Of the NIthwestern Ohio
Railroad Company q grain elevator
and q curing mill, Davis & MitchelPs
hard ware sore, F MCConnelly's meat
market, John Vsa Flburs's shoe
store, ard ore or two smaller buildings
were destroyed. Loss, $4,000; in
surance email.
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A BRAVE YOUNG GIRL
Kills q Man while He Attempts 10
Murder Her Father.

PORTLAND. ORE, Jsnsary 1S.-At
Clifton, a fishing station on the Column
bia river, near Astoria, Emma Frisch-
korn, aged 10, SHOT and killed Peter
Gunderton, fisherman. Gunderson
and companion named o )dby rented
rooms in Frischkorn's house. He want
ed to marry Emma, but her mother
obi ected. This sngered Gundersoh,
who, with Oodby's assistance, he drove
Frischkorn and family out Of the
house. The next night they returned.
GuDderson started for Frischkorn with
a knife when Emma seized a double
barreled shotgun and ehot Gunderson
dead
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Advance In the Gard Rate OF via.
dow Glass.

PITTsBURG, PA, January 18-The
Pittsburg glass man ufscturers have de-
termined 10 advance the card rate OF
window glass PER cent. or more, to
90 into effect during the next week.
This movement meets with the in
dorsement Of the entire Western die
trict. The Western Iron Association
will hold a special meeiua here to-
morrow, 1T which it is expected an
advance in prices will be made.
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An Ice Gorge Causes tho OveTnO "
of a 80 Nn.

CORNWALL, ONT, January 49,
Broken ice from Long Sault became
iammed at the foot OF the canal and
the river overhowed, completely mum
dating that portion Of the towa lying
along the river banks. The StormoDt
cotton mill, C,nada mill and Mack
mill we're all flooded, the operatives in
some cases having to fee for their liveb.
Frank Bergsren, employed in the
Canada cotton mill, was drowned.
The loss will bs very heavy. Tie
scene in the flooded district Is heart
rending. Many houses ere surround
ed by water, and the inmates, befoIe
being rescued, stood for hours in icy
co Il water knee deep. A large nun
Der OF cattle have been drowned.
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NEW ORLEANS RACES.
weather Cold and Track: Lumpy7
Twilight, ReDicke and Hattie
Carlisle winners.

NEw ORLEANS, January 1S.-The
weather today vas clear and cod and
the track somewhat lumpy.
First Rdce.-For beaten horses, half
mile, selling. Twilight won by half a
length; Ligan second, Lewis third.
Tme-0 :5l4, Envoy, Queen Esther,
Red Belle snd Watch EN- also ran.
Second Race Six furlongs, selling.
Renicke won by length; CathcsIt
second, Little Joe third. Time-l;l84.
Revoke, Gulnare and Simeon also ran
Third Rdco.-Handicap, seven fur.
longs. HATTIE Carlisle won by noee
Ptobus second, Peacock third. Tine
l:32s. Ligsn was left at the post.
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Imnrison.d BY snow.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, January 1871
Snow plows have been working all
day endesvoring to extricate passen+
ger trains caught fast in drifted Gus
A Lake Snore and Western train was
released this afternoon at Lake Shore
junction, after having been last in the
snow drift twenty. four hours.
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Lost In a hIixznrd.

KALAMAZOO, MICH, January IS "A
telegram from Dakota announces the
loss in blizzard OF y. b Buck aud
son, Herman, Of Sturgis, Mich, and
Mr. Davis, at whose house they were
stopping. There was heavy snoW
blockade on the Michigan and Ohio
road west of Richland this morning,
stopping all trains and delaying ship
mant OF large amount Of stock. L
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The Oueen's mali showed Tn,

MONTREAL, Janusry l8-One of the
most blinoing Billiards, accompanied
with heavy snow, has ragged here for
the past twenty.iour hours. To make
matters worse, the cold il intense aud
LOGON otion is interru tied. The
Qieen ms mail was showed up at st.
Lambert all night, ard had to be dug
ont. All other passenger trains ara
delayed and freights ara cancel d.
The storm is he heaviest known here
in q quarter Of century, and wi cost
The Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
railroads $50 0C0.
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State tax, and this would produce
greater uniformity In the State and
sarve somewhat to equalize school
advantages. Some of the counties,
and for reasons inexphcable, refuge to
levy sufficient tsxa Hence the, me-
cessity OF increased State tax. 't-t
II all the counties were rs wide
awake as Gibson, which, 40 her credit I,
lsvies tax Of 40 cents, there won d
be no necessity Of increased, Safe tax.
II Gov. Taylor means business he
will recommend increased State taxes
for school purposes.
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where the Msrcury Stands.

CHICAGO, Ill Toe minimum tenn
persturs in Chicago last night was 1OG
below gro. At 7 O'clock this mora
irg at a. below, and a. o o'clock IT was
100 below. The sigma Service Buresu
hers reports zaro weather at Detroit,
Toledo, Cincinnati, st Louis, LIaven!
worth aud Las Animas. The their
mometor was at the freezing point In
mos! cares considerably south OF those
places, extending from Charleston to
Augusta, then 10 Montgomery, thence
to Pens acoa. The following cities re-
ported cold weather, the thermomttet
being below zero: 81. Vincent S5,
Duluth 81, Minnedosa ~, ST.. Paul 81 /,
Huron 20, Omaha Is, Dies Moiues IL,
Davenport IA, Milwaukee 10, LII
Crosse IA, Spring field 3 aud Toledo 2
1.-THE weather will moderate some
tomorrow, and then it will get cold
again." said Ssrgt. Buell., OF the Signal
Service, this morning" VERY cold
weather, however, may net set In TIL
the latter part Of the week. Local
SHOWS are indicated for the Northwest
with rising or higher temperature,
Compared with yesterday morning the
temperature is lower in all the districts
eat Of the Mississippi river, bat west
OF this line it is slightly higher"
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CoIeman,s Ko.Ko TuIn

Il most talked about OF any thing
manufactured in Memphis. 1t iur-
nishes more satisfaction than any
thing else that costs 5 cents, Try it.
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M0o>> OF tho good things Of
NNNNS this life arc sorrowful-
" let alone on account Of Dyspepsia.
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Constpar
ton; sold on a positive guarantee az
Is and 80 cents, by
A. RKHKKRF,
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30 below.

TORONTO, January 1S.-Another
cold wave has struck Ontario, the
Thermometer registering from zero u
so below this morning.
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CHOICE dwelling house, 81 miles fro y
~ city, just at railroad station, beauti-
fully situat cd, Is apple trees, some peach
tree 100 bearing grape vines, raspberries
and strawberries sufficient for large family,
5 acres ground, eleven uD rooms, good
vol aRd cistern, pleasant neighbOrhOOd.
Address Q, Trustees office, city,
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DLANTATIoN-Ot $50 acres, above hish
i water, rs miles above Memphis, in Ar
kansas. Steam Gin and Sawmill on place !;
land very rich. Will rent very low to a good
party, 4. l.. WARNER.
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Exciting Scenes In COUntV Limerick
DUBLIN, January Is. - Exciting
scenes were witnessed today near o.
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OhD fAfEhS-oAo1HIpP PPEsAL OFFICE.
FOR RENT.

DOOMS-Front room, Handsomely fur
~ nishedi also other rooms, ut Al POr totoc.
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T AND-42 acres of well improved land on
II the east side of Cow Island road, about
one-iourih mile eouth Of Kerr avenue, Nice
settage, good oistern and well, good barn
and fne orchard. This place is near the
'''' FORD 3 LEMASTER,
43% Madison Il.
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E0 L0IS-ln TO growing town Of Az
w COLA, or the L.. N. o. and I. R.R.,
and g. p. r r. lwo dEpots. in the town.
This town is located In Washington county,
Mics 7emiles above Vi3ksburG an 4 $50 miles
below Memphis, in the center Of the finest
cotton country in the WORLD, on the. aigh
Banks Of Deer creek. For further infor ma
ton address JAS. d. SMITH,.
ArcolA, Miss.
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DEsIRADLE H0USE-With Eve rooms
IL and good large yard and in g 1od repair
at 81 Vance street. Arply to S. Lovy's Trunk
'Fastery, 3l8 Main street.
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DoOMS-Nicely furnished, at
~ so MONROE ST.
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PERSONAL.

( IS1ERNs-Brickwork Smoking Chin
THOMAS CUBRINS.
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T ADY AGEN lS-MOre Combined Skirts
II and Bustles sold this year than eyer.
Every lady wants this stylish skirt I'm
proved Queen Protector" reduced to 81 sells
IN every house Supporters of al binds;
New Transparent Rubber Aprons, Bibs and
Sleeves Agents double their money and
make 500 monthly. Address, With stamp,
+. II. Campbe | & Co., 4S4 W. Randolph St.,
EhioaVn
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DIANOS-Two second hand Chickering,
L one SEQ lnd hand Knabe and several
ether good makes, as good as new. Cheap
X. WITZMANN d CO,
22l and 223 Second street.
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MIDDLE AGED white woman to go a few
WI miles in the country to do general
housewOrk for a SINCE Gentleman. Apply
at 20S Front street 10 o'clock Monday.
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ITO B0RR0W-siOOO for ore or two years !;
l. 6 cd sec ri y or real estate. Adde'S
BOX q, Arkabutla, Miss.
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NOTTA6E-HandsO some new cottage on MIS-
OsissiDpi ave; lot h0xl50. Add. L.,Appeal.
NNE IS II. p. Farquahar'' Steam Engine
" and Horizontal X Tubular Boiler, com
plete: all good IS new; has'not seen four
months actual service. Also, one new No. 2
"Fay" R,saw Machine. with Is inch saw.
Apply TO 4. j. WOODS, Cotton Ex. Building.
4 OI--Choice Fort Pickering lot; no oity
IL taxes. DR.. HTNS0N. 29 Main ct.
W. APPEAL OFFICE.
UNOR SALE UHEAP-No. y Washington
II Hand Press, for nine-column paper;
good as new. Inquire at No. 81 Union st.
DESIDENOE-Nos. IS and IS Market at. (;
Nv in good repair; lot 571hxl4Sh. Apply to
N. C. KENNEDY. AK MOsby at.
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FOR SALE.

ToR sALR AT A. BAR9AIN-,Nine good
II br cd ma 9 and cote. Mambripo Ghiei
Of Registered Jerfoys, 6 grader; also. fay IN
of $50 acres, we'll in improved. bouse with
rooms and cellar, 2 story barn 5ix6s, Eos
terms, fne orch ards ard vineyards; m1st be
sold, Address jos. gnoo m ian. Hernandn, Miss
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T AND-Anyone having about 100 acsos
II good bottom land end the IN 1lts naces-
sary 10 work saue, can find No: tenant by
addressing NJ, 81 Line en- at.
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II en- irely new speciality for ladies only ;
"a d lily easily made; no photo. no painting !;
iii
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

At 1873 MADISON sT.-!Two degirable
"A rooms, Furnished or unfurnished, with
or without board; private family; references
uanuirad
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OUITE Of three or four r ems in a private
y residence; references exchanged. Ad-
dress Y. y. T., Appeal office.
LIVE INTELLIGENT YOUNG MEN
II Salary Sl5 a week. 62 Adams street,
room 5. third floor.
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Live Stock Market,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 15.-Cattle receipts
POO; shipments 1900: market slow. weak and &c
lower; good to choice 81 OOG4 20; common to
medium So 5063 30; stockers , 60G3 80; feed
ing steers So 3OG3 20; common 50 O0G3 90
Hogs-Receipts y 200; shipments 1900; market
opened strong. closing weak and l06l5c lower
ranging from s. COG4 81. Sheeu-Rece1pts sac;
shipments none; market teady; good to choice
50 0003 30; common TO medium - O0Q2 70.
ST. LOUIS, MO. June 5.-Cattle-Receipts
1900; shipments 500; market steadyi choice
heavy native steers 81 35G4 80; fair to good
shipping steers s. gO04 80; butchers steers fair
10 choice IS 70G4 Is; feeders fair 10 good So 100
4 co. stocker5 fait to good = 1908 10; Texans
common grass to good cOrn-fed!Sl 9004 20 Hogs
Receipts 54OO;shipments50O; market active and
steady ranging from 81 25G5 20. Sheep-Re-
ceipts 500; shipments SEQ; market firm; clipped
fair to choice s. lCG4 10; lambs So T5G4 10.
NEW YORK, June j.-Beeves-ReCeipts III
carloads for U arketSnd IS carloads for eXpoTta-
ton; the market was dull, weak and lower
prime steers sold at 81 20G5 20; extra do s. $50
5 81, and fat bulls at s. 40; exports, 2j6 beeves
and 500 quarters Of beef Sheep-Receipts
1000; the market was firm for good and choice
sheep. and dull and lower for inferior and com
mon sheep and for lambs; generally sheep sold
at 81 00Gj co. with one carload at s. u; lambs at
S. 3715, and with barely one carload up to s. 25.
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GAMBLING OUTFITS BURNED.
IN the Seizures Made In Atlanta, Ga.
Committed to the Torch.

Committed TO the TORCH
ATLANTA, GA. June 15.-Yesterday
earning q remarkable sight was wit
nessed at the intersection of three of the
principal streets of Atlanta, Six wagon
iosds of gambling tools were burned to
,shes. An immense crowd witnessed the
buruing. Ever since Atlanta went dry
an extraordinary effort has been made by
+be police authorities to suppress gamb-
ing in every form. During the past
aiChteen months the police have raided
,repv gambling houses and captured g
Isrre quantity of paraphernalia usually
found in gambling dens. All these max
-ng over six large wagon loads were
hsuled to the most public corner in the
city snd dumped into two large piles.
timetables and fortune wheels and faro
bosrds were broken and split TO
neces. Some of the furniture was
new and costly. The aggregate value of
the two piles of fuel was not less
thsn $4,000. After pouring several
Gallons of kerosene oil upon the piles
Chief of Police Connolly applied the
match, and in few minutes the flames
we're shooting upward. The mass of
mstter was rapidly consumed. Several
old gamblers, whose property some OF
the gaming outfits were, stood and
watched the destroying of the costly and
besutiful devices. 1t was to them sad
Ciuht
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brisk. Spot No > red 92a93c at elevator; ga
$3.50 delivered; 93a9 &c freight on board
June 9OG93isc, closing at 9ic; July $3.50
s9z5c, closing at SIG; August 96ss
assoc, closing ST sic: september S7HGSS5sc,
closing at s711c; OctoDer SS4dsJl4c closing at
s94c. Corn-Spot "a &c lower ana fairly &C
tive: options opened 4GHc higher. closing
weak with advance Lost; speculation mOdera, !,
No , 47947l4c delivered; June 46t4G46%c, clos
ing at 1870; July 465s G47l5c, closing at 46K /;
August 475S 047zsC. closing at 47AC; September
4si404S7sc, closing at 4S7sc: Cofee-spot fair i;
Rio steady at zoe; options higher ana fatty &C
tive; sales LIS 500 bags: July ST. 2O6IS TO-:
August Sl7 5O0lS 40i September Sl7 sjGlS 70;
October SIS 90; November SIS l58lS s.: necem-
Der SIS 20GlS 20; January SIS 2j0lS so; February
SIS 6O6lS So; March SIS 5O6SlS 50; April SIS 2jd
} : 50. Sugar-Slow, nominal, fair refining at
+ 7-l6C; refined quiet cut loaf and crushed
6 l-l6961sc. Molasses dull 30 test 2Oc. Wool
quiet and generally steady; domestic fleece 30
oslo; pulled I4G3jC; Texas 1921 Pork steady
but less active; cut meats steady. Picked
hams llGII4 picked bellies re Lard low
er and more active; western steam spot 81 ;
July Sc 77a6 30; Adgusts6 s7a7 90; September
Sc g6G7 90; October s. O2G1 26; November
gf07
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THE CHINESE MONACO.
where the Pig Tailed OrientaIs Flock to
Play Fan Tan.

where the Pig Tailed OrientRls Flock TO
Play Fan Tan.
The Portuguese possession of Macao,
one Of the Oldest European settlements in
the Orient, would be of little importance
TO its rulers, writes q Shanghai CORE
spOndent to the Chicago Tribune, were it
not tnat it is to the Chinese of the island
and the some of the foreigners what
Monte Carlo is to Europeans. 1t is one
Of the gambling places Of the world. One
company pays to the Portuguese. proprie-
tors of the island $50, 600 year for the
privilege of running it's several
houses. Fan-tsn, the gambling
game played here, one of the sim
9lest of games, allowing neither the eX-
element nor the possible large winnings
Of rOulet, is irresistibly fascinating to the
Chinese. They thrOng the taR-tan house,
cr0wding around the tables and placing
their little earnings upon e corner of the
!, ., or {. 1t is not al all uncommon to
see them, when all their money is lost,
tske gold or silver ornaments from their
dress, or even parts Of the dress itself,
and stake them against sums considerably
lower than their value. The game Of fan
tan is learned at glance. A fat piece Of
esd or other metal, about foot square,
is placed in the center Of the gambling
table. It's sides are numbered from to t.
The gambler places his money on one
side of the corner, betting upon one of
the numbers or upon combination of
numbers. In the former case should he
be successful he receives three times the
amount OF his stake, less about 10 per
cent. commission for the bank. Should
either of the numbers upon the corner or
combination OF which he has made his
wager win, he receives his stake minus
the same commission. There is no cards
OF wheel, but pile of small round cop
psrsr having little sgRsre hole in the
uuer of each, and called cash. A
nsuGful is taken and placed in the
center of the table under an inverted
bowl. When ell bets are made the
proprietor of the bank moves the
bowl and carefully takes from the pile
four cash; then four more; then four
more, and so on until four, three, two, or
only one, is left, which is the winning
number. 1t is most tedious game, for
Inc central pile is SO large that the mum
Der of cash which it contains cannot pos
s0ly be told, and the process Of drawing
tlem cut by fOur5 takes considerable
time. But the poor Chinese who have
Stsked their all upon enc Of the numbers
hang over the table and watch that grad
ually diminishing pile intensely fasci-
mated. Having won, they try again,
until they have at last lost. Losing, they
&C off to beg, borrow or steal more capt.
Isl with which 10 try their fortune once
mara